distal

distal is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 8 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle
2. adjective. Pertaining to that which is distal; as, the distal tuberosities of a bone.
3. adjective. situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone
4. adjective. directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body

Common word forms

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